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Lieutenant Speke has passed through three large tribes, the Warsingali, the Dulbahanta, and the Habr Gerhajis. The Warsingali have a Sultan or Chief, whose orders are obeyed after a fashion by all the clans save one, the Bihidur. (Bah-Iidoor)......In case of murder, theft, or dispute between different tribes, the aggrieved consult the Sultan, who, assembling the elders, deputes them to feel the inclinations of the "public." The people prefer revenging themselves by violence, as every man thereby hopes to gain something. The war ends when the enemy has more spears than cattle left--most frequently, however, by mutual consent, when both are tired of riding the country. Expeditions seldom meet one another, this retiring as that advances, and he is deemed a brave who can lift a few head of cattle and return home in safety. The commissariat department is rudely organised: at the trysting-place, generally some water, the people assemble on a day fixed by the Sultan, and slaughter sheep: each person provides himself by hanging some dried meat upon his pony. It is said that on many occasions men have passed upwards of a week with no other sustenance than water. This extensive branch of the Somal is divided into eighteen principal clans, viz.: 1. Rer Gerad (the royal family). 2. Rer Fatih. 3. Rer Abdullah. 4. Bah Ogeslabaay. 5. Nuh Omar. 6. Dubeys. 7. Geraad Liibaan......


The Habr Gerhajis, here scattered and cut up, have little power. Their royal family resides near Berberah, but no one as yet wears the turban; and even when investiture takes place, a ruler's authority will not extend to Makhar. Three clans of this tribe inhabit this part of the Somali country, viz., Bah Gummaron, Rer Hamturwa, and Urus Sugay.

yunis09 wrote:who has the upper hand and the last 100yr habar garhajis ..... abdale hamud, abdi hamud, mahamud hamud, muse tuurwa, urursuge, qorijarato, yunis muse, =gadhwayne plus sacad yonis and musa carre:lol:

Highland wrote:First of all, the Isaaq in Sanaag are still on the margins of activity despite Somaliland getting all manner of support from Ethiopia. Still, this region which is much bigger than all the combined Territory of Isaq is in the hands of the powerful Warsangeli tribe.

Just recall what happened to your Defense Minister and his heavily armed Isaaq militia when he stepped on Sanaag soil? Wasn't that an unforgettable lesson never to be repeated? From corner to corner, you flooded us with cries of river of how the former NSS chief aka Riyaale has ruined all of your achievement and how he slapped your Isaq with the biggest humiliation.

Don't force me to dig the records of ur cries.

Highland wrote:First of all, the Isaaq in Sanaag are still on the margins of activity despite Somaliland getting all manner of support from Ethiopia. Still, this region which is much bigger than all the combined Territory of Isaq is in the hands of the powerful Warsangeli tribe.

Just recall what happened to your Defense Minister and his heavily armed Isaaq militia when he stepped on Sanaag soil? Wasn't that an unforgettable lesson never to be repeated? From corner to corner, you flooded us with cries of river of how the former NSS chief aka Riyaale has ruined all of your achievement and how he slapped your Isaq with the biggest humiliation.

Don't force me to dig the records of ur cries.